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• I really appreciate being back here in the GovOps side of election GovOps right now.
• There is no impact on our tax bill because we've already got the funds in place.
• Without the major impact, such large actions can have on our property taxes.
• by office zoning and on the southern side surrounded by multi-family housing.
• But, I'm not sure it would get support on my side at this point.

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• Um we're going to do a side-by-side Um we're going to do a side-by-side walk-through<00:04:04.440
• On the Senate side, 12 the house side.
• Seeing none, we'll move on to the side-by-side policy provision walk-through. Mr.
• Watson in going through the side-by-side. Mr.
• On the side-by-side page, R1 contains the judiciary-related adjustments.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Safety and Security Conference Committee met on May 13, 2026, with a quorum present and no immediate vote taken. Chairs explained the committee was working ahead of a possible target so it could act quickly later if needed, then proceeded with member introductions and a reminder about committee decorum. Staff noted a microphone delay and said the meeting would include a side-by-side walk-through of the House and Senate policy language and a review of the fiscal spreadsheet. Fiscal staff summarized major differences in court, public safety, and legislative security funding. The House and Senate proposals differed on safety and security funding for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts, as well as on courthouse grants, capital security enhancements, and a new legislative/protective services unit. Staff also reviewed Senate-only and House-only items, including a Senate proposal to require removal of insignia from public safety vehicles sold to the public, and House provisions for a security services task force and member security costs. Total general fund impacts were reviewed, with the House total corrected to include an open appropriation that had been omitted from the spreadsheet totals. Nonpartisan staff then walked through the policy differences. The Senate language focused on a Protective Services Unit and security for principal state officials, while the House language focused on a Legislative Services Unit and security for legislators. Both bills included provisions on Capitol Complex Security, reporting requirements, and reimbursement arrangements with local law enforcement, but differed on details such as whether elected officials must provide contact information to DPS and how requests for personal protective services are handled. The House-only amendment A8 was presented for discussion; it would revise emergency contact provisions, replace the House’s personal protective services request language with a more detailed threat assessment and mitigation framework, direct implementation of the new unit, and make related reimbursement and technical changes. Judge Richard Kyle, president of the Minnesota District Judges Association, testified in support of stronger judicial and court safety measures. He described rising threats against judges, citing survey results showing high rates of judges limiting personal information, receiving inappropriate communications, changing personal behavior, and experiencing threats to themselves and family members. He said the association supports legislative authorization and funding for home security and personal data protections for judicial officers, and emphasized that safety concerns for judges and court staff have become more serious in recent years.

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• Starting her career in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee in 1981, Marisa's lasting impact on this
• A few of us are going back to districts that are still very much impacted by the fires from 14 months
• You know, when you have the facts on your side, you argue the facts.
• And when you have the law on your side, you argue the law.
• Anyone on this side of the aisle will help and will help in any way, because that's what we do.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a largely ceremonial floor session with multiple guest introductions and recognitions. Members honored the retirement of long-serving committee secretary Marisa Lancaster, recognized Assemblymember Rubio’s parents on her mother’s 80th birthday, welcomed school and agency guests, and celebrated Crescenta Valley Water District’s 75th anniversary. The body also adopted several resolutions recognizing Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day and California FFA, with strong bipartisan support and co-author additions. The main policy item was AJR 27, a resolution urging federal disaster aid for Los Angeles-area wildfire recovery, especially the Palisades and Eaton fires. Supporters from both parties emphasized the need for immediate, unconditional federal assistance for displaced residents, businesses, and communities still rebuilding, while some Republicans argued the state and local governments should move faster on permitting, recovery, and mitigation and criticized state spending priorities. After debate, the resolution was opened for co-authors and then adopted on a 68-0 roll call vote. The Assembly also adopted ACR 133 on Girl Day by voice vote after 70 co-authors were added, ACR 138 honoring FFA with 73 co-authors and voice adoption, and ACR 136 on Engineers Week with 69 co-authors and unanimous consent on the consent calendar. The chamber then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for Juan Antonio Pacheco and Paul L. McAiley, and adjourned until Monday, March 2, at 1 p.m.

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• impact impact the um may or how that may impact impact the um the<00:08:59.600> success<00:08
• or the design team side.
• or the design team side.
• the client side or the design team side. the client side or the design team side.
• Ranger Made, a course we have in our career and that impact our educational programs and that impact

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I serve Albuquerque's west side on the northwest Mesa.
• It does have a local impact intent and focus, which differs from ours.
• How is the median price of homes impacted by what they're doing in the area?
• Estimate a little bit on the low side because it's always hard to tell.
• You look on the right-hand side, Bitcoin. It's 120 terawatt hours.

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• > going the ambulance side and if you're going the ambulance side and if you're going to<01:41
• <01:46:01.880> of going to have a significant impact of going to have a significant impact
• It's a mix of two sides of the question.
• Over to the other side to automatically get that benefit.
• He said this is not something you can just flip on its side.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a non-germane amendment to HB 297 that would create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Insurance Commissioner DJ Beton, joined by department staff, explained that the proposal is intended to help homeowners afford insurance by funding proactive home improvements that reduce risk and improve insurability. He said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 available on a first-come, first-served basis. Beton described the problem as rising homeowners insurance premiums, hard-market underwriting, nonrenewals, and the resulting shift to more expensive surplus lines coverage. He said eligible projects could include roof fortification, exterior improvements, flood-related foundation work, and removal of hazardous trees or limbs. He cited similar programs in other states, especially Alabama, Louisiana, and North Carolina, as evidence the model can work and noted that industry representatives were present in support. He also said the program would use means testing aligned with the Department of Energy’s weatherization program to target lower-income applicants. Members asked about the non-germane process, who would administer the program, and how the bill would prevent misuse of grant funds. The commissioner said the department would administer the program using one repurposed existing position, with Treasury handling fund flow through an MOU. Staff explained that applicants would have to show completed work through a signed contract, itemized work, and a sworn contractor affidavit, with some upfront payment allowed for materials and the remainder paid after completion. The chair and members discussed that the amendment is being attached to a different bill only to move the proposal through committee and on to House Finance for further consideration.

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• Because, yeah, for some, it definitely impacts their cash flow.
• They work more with the budgeting side of things than my office does.
• Don't forget about the, on the production side, that's for incremental production.
• I'm maybe just taking the pause before I talk about this reinvestment side.
• Commissioner Crouches did a nice job of talking about how much money impacts that is.

Summary: The committee met to receive updates from the Tax Commissioner’s office on property tax relief programs and related compliance work. Commissioner Brian Croshys reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting that the Homestead program expanded significantly after HB 1158, that some households are “adjusting out” of eligibility as incomes rise, and that the committee may want to consider indexing income thresholds. Members asked for additional data on bracket breakdowns, possible costs of eliminating income limits for seniors, and how many households are zeroed out by the combined programs. Croshys also discussed the simpler administration of the disabled veteran credit, the growth in participation, and the heavy workload and auditing safeguards built into the new primary residence credit system. He said the department found no material compliance findings and that the program is designed to be digital-first, with county auditors and the Tax Commissioner’s office both involved in review and notification. The committee recessed for lunch and later reconvened, with the chair noting that more detailed PRC information would likely be available at a September meeting. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase, or “zero growth,” report and the 2025 statistical report. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and which jurisdictions showed the largest percentage changes in countywide, citywide, school district, and park district levies. In the statistical report, she summarized recent trends in assessed values: agricultural values remained relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed property values increased over the past five years. She also reviewed statewide tax levies by property class and clarified that centrally assessed growth figures were annual averages. Members discussed how shifts in land use and annexation can make it appear that tax burdens are moving from ag to residential/commercial property. Myers then summarized the interim study on the 3% levy limitation under HB 1176, saying most counties complied without budget changes, while some used hiring freezes, deferred purchases, or reserve funds; 23% of counties had to reduce levies, and the affected funds were mainly general, road and bridge, and weed control. She said 12 counties reported zero new growth in the data and that 35 counties reported not using all of their cap. The committee also received an oil tax presentation from Croshys on the stripper well extraction tax exemption. He outlined the number of active stripper wells, the production and revenue implications of the exemption, and projections for future biennia under different tax scenarios. He said the exemption represents substantial savings to operators but also corresponds to production tax revenue that would otherwise be collected, and he emphasized that future outcomes depend on oil prices, well counts, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly answered a question about why Red River wells have a different production threshold than Bakken wells, explaining it was tied to completion costs and lateral length. The committee then heard from Charlie Gorecki of the EERC, who presented an analysis of typical Bakken well decline curves and argued that most oil is produced before a well reaches stripper status, but that keeping wells open and investing in refracturing or other interventions can recover additional production. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; the main actions were receiving reports, asking for follow-up data, and scheduling further discussion for a later meeting.

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• , just numbers, is about impact, just numbers, is about impact, innovation,<00:14:52.320> and<
• Silence from the other side.
• people that somehow we're on their side. people that somehow we're on their side.
• doesn't impact each one of our district. doesn't impact each one of our district.
• addicted who's impacted by addiction." addicted who's impacted by addiction."

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It does not impact.
• impact impact harder<01:00:42.200> I<01:00:42.400> just<01:00:42.720> um<01:00:
• So this does have an impact on our main streets.
• So this does have an impact on our main streets. Thank you.
• <01:30:02.199> on be a correlation or an impact on be a correlation or an impact on that that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:59:45.440> of things such as what is the impact of things such as what is the impact of
• impacting all of K through 12 education. impacting all of K through 12 education.
• educational impact. That's left out. educational impact. That's left out.
• of going from ADMA to what’s the impact of EFA?
• because I it have an educational impact?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others. The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years. A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.

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• small impact in my estimation and keen. small impact in my estimation and keen.
• <00:36:34.160> of<00:36:34.400> this um impact of this um impact of this bill.<00:36
• Taking into account both sides of the budget, the adequacy side, extraordinary needs side, and the hold
• side, the budget, taking the adequacy side, extraordinary<01:20:24.480> needs<01:20:24.880>
• needs side, and the hold extraordinary needs side, and the hold harmless.<01:20:28.400> If<01

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session on a bill concerning school meal access and reimbursement. The bill would address local school districts’ responsibility to provide meals during school hours, reimburse schools for meals served at no cost, and make an appropriation. The committee first moved to retain the bill, with supporters saying it was complex, had uncertain fiscal impacts, and should be considered alongside other related meals bills. Opponents argued the committee already had enough information, that the bill served a small number of students at relatively low cost, and that delaying action would harm children who need food to learn. The committee also heard from Tim Roar, a Keene school business administrator and co-designer of the bill, who explained that the proposal was intended to be an opt-in program for districts, with rulemaking to set participation requirements. He said the bill was meant to target aid to students between 175% and 200% of poverty, reduce bad meal debt, and avoid spending taxpayer money on families who could afford to pay. He estimated the state cost at about $250,000 in year one, with local taxpayer costs around $8,500 for Keene, and said some districts already have systems for online applications while others do not. Committee members questioned him about meal debt, online application software costs, and how districts handle students who reach debt limits. Roar said districts still feed students who are hungry, but use other resources and family outreach when meal debt is capped, and he argued that parents should be responsible for providing lunch when they can afford it. Other members pushed back, saying they had seen students go hungry and that teachers sometimes pay for lunches themselves. One member noted the bill would increase eligibility, make it easier to apply, strengthen personal responsibility, and was not a mandate. The discussion ended without a recorded final vote in the excerpt, though the retain motion remained the central action under debate.

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• Well, these machines are designed to fail to the side of the road.
• Because sometimes there isn't a side of the road. You know what I mean?
• Like, sometimes you don't have a side of the road to pull off onto.
• of the road, you know, even if it's on the other side too?
• And I know on the east side of the state, the west side of the state may not look forward to this, but

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So, uh we clean water side of things.
• Uh their answer for the wastewater side.
• From the sporting side, want to see.
• The other side of this is or broken up.
• So with the financial side of it here.

Bills: SF0101

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all

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• Your compassion is very one-sided and it Your compassion is very one-sided and it doesn't<01:35:56.560
• and multimodal programs may be impacted and multimodal programs may be impacted by<01:51:20.320>
• claim it wasn't their intent to impact claim it wasn't their intent to impact these<01:51:26.400
• that would disproportionately impact that would disproportionately impact seniors,<01:52:41.600>
• masks its true impact. masks its true impact.

Keywords: 981, all

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• If I can direct everyone's attention to the side gallery to my right and your left, Mr.
• . ...a force whose work through Chocolate Diamonds has made a lasting impact on the St.
• And so I'm concerned about that impact that's not foreseen.
• I think the key word there, and again, this was added on the Senate side. Right.
• What impact does this amendment have on the fiscal note of this bill?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And so we're just starting now in this report to see the impact of those, of kind of that turning the
• Once that bill was passed, we knew we'd see some negative impact.
• More of a volume-based tax than a value-based tax like we have on the oil side.
• And then on the general fund side, so a little bit of a mixed message here.
• So there's about $40 million that wasn't needed on the low-bid side.

Keywords: 908, all

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• I know they are always behind the scenes and taking only the good side of me and also our members, but
• , disregarding the impacts to our environment and culture.
• on projects that are ...have direct impact on projects that are already financed and underway.
• A strong athletics program has real economic impact.
• Working with you next year from the other side. Thank you. Mahalo.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• representing LD 18, which is Tucson foothills, a bit of Northwest, and Midtown, and the near east side
• I—that’s not in the study that’s... ...no adverse impacts as a result.
• No adverse impacts.
• So that's been a lot of me talking about the supply side of this.
• So left side of this is the supply that I just went through; right side of this is the off-taker process

Bills: HB2024, HB2053, HB2097, HB2116, HB2117

Keywords: water infrastructure finance authority, WIFA, water supply development, snowpack augmentation, cloud seeding, water augmentation, water financing, water infrastructure, Arizona water law, water conservation, groundwater recharge, stormwater recharge, reclamation and reuse, water rights, water supply projects, public-private partnership, long-term water augmentation fund, water provider, desalination, drought mitigation

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• We've been spending a lot of time working on concerns we have about the impact of the current insurance
• as far as on this committee so we have right now there's been 267 bills that have been filed that impact
• She asked the committee to consider the financial impact of the bills before them this session.
• And as a side note, in April of 2023, I testified before this committee on this very topic.
• Anything else that pops up on the financial side of this industry.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held an informational opening hearing for the Financial Services Committee, with Chair Murphy and Senator Feeney introducing new and returning members and explaining that no bills were being heard that day beyond brief introductory testimony. Commissioner of Banks Mary Gallagher thanked the committee for last session’s money transmission modernization law, and several members echoed appreciation for her office’s work. The hearing then featured a long series of stakeholder introductions and overviews of their priorities for the session. Testimony covered a wide range of financial, insurance, housing, health care, and consumer issues. Banking and mortgage groups discussed housing affordability, foreclosure delinquencies, flood insurance, regulatory changes, and the impact of federal policy shifts. Insurance representatives raised concerns about auto and homeowners market pressures, labor rates, tariffs, rebates, e-titling, third-party litigation funding, and public adjuster restrictions. Consumer and advocacy groups highlighted debt collection reform, earned wage access, retirement savings access, public banking, and consumer protections in financial services. Several speakers also emphasized the need for committee expertise and offered themselves as resources for future bills. Health-related organizations focused on insurance mandates, prior authorization, behavioral health access, pharmacy benefit manager reform, community health center funding, maternal health and midwifery reimbursement, and anesthesia reimbursement parity. Other groups, including credit unions, retailers, auto dealers, dental and medical associations, and behavioral health providers, described their roles in the Commonwealth and previewed legislation or policy areas they expect to follow this session. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and ended after testimony from the sign-up list and a few late additions.

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• The direct and immediate public health impacts, which have been my North Star, but also because it was
• How does the district evaluate the cumulative economic impact? Absolutely.
• How does the district evaluate the cumulative economic impact? The list goes on.
• out aspect was really important and critical that we phased out in a way that would minimize the impact
• And so the phasing-out structure for the agricultural burning was structured to minimize that impact.

Keywords: 987, senate, all